1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
595 
BUTTER COLOR FROM THE COW. 
The oleo men will try to secure a law 
preventing butter makers from using color¬ 
ing matter in butter. In the event of 
such a law is there any way of deepening the 
color by special feeding? 
The color of butter is mainly determin¬ 
ed by the breed or individuality of the 
cow. So far as I have observed, the but¬ 
ter front Guernseys carries the highest na¬ 
tural color, with the Jerseys following as 
a close second, and the uncolored butter 
from both of these breeds has a much 
higher color than that from either the 
Ilolsteins or Ayrshires. Feed does have 
some influence. For instance, the butter 
fat from the same individual cow carries 
a higher color when she is on good pas¬ 
ture than when she is eating dry feed in 
the barn. It is practically impossible, in 
my judgment, so to feed certain individual 
cows or the animals of certain breeds, as 
to give their butter fat the depth of yel¬ 
low color which has come to be regarded 
as desirable by the American public. In 
fact, the Winter butter from such herds 
of Holsteins and Ayrshires as I have ob¬ 
served would be practically white, no mat¬ 
ter what the ration might be. 
Geneva Exp. Station, w. h. Jordan. 
The color of butter is a characteristic 
of both the cow and feed. Certain breeds 
of cattle give milk the butter fat of which 
is higher in quality than that of other 
breeds. The chief breeds, and so far as I 
know, the only breeds, that give remark¬ 
ably highly colored fat are the Channel 
Island breeds; that is, the Jerseys and 
Guernseys. Certain feeds also noticeably 
affect the color of the fat in milk. Of 
course, fresh pasture grass is famed for 
this. Of the dry feeds that can be fed in 
the Winter there are probably none the 
feeding of which would produce a fat of 
color high enough to suit the require¬ 
ments of the ordinary trade. Good, 
well-cured corn fodder probably has as 
marked an effect as any of the ordinary 
Winter feeds,‘although pumpkins, carrots, 
clover hay and perhaps some others, tend 
to increase the color in the fat. It is not 
likely that it will be possible to secure 
butter of high enough color to suit the 
ordinary trade demands by any combina¬ 
tion of breed and feed during the greater 
part of the stall-feeding period. 
Cornell University. u. h. wing. 
There appear to be a number of factors 
which affect the natural color of butter, 
the most important of which are the fol¬ 
lowing: 1. The breed of cow. It is a 
well-known fact that, under the same con¬ 
ditions, certain breeds of cows' produce 
higher-colored butter than others. Thus 
Guernsey butter is nearly always of a rich 
color, even in the Winter and in Summer 
the color is often so marked as to appear 
unnatural. The Jerseys also produce a 
high-colored butter which, however, is not 
so marked as with the Guernsey. At the 
other extreme are found the Holsteins 
and Ayrshires, both of which yield butter 
of a light color, which in the Winter is 
almost white. Other breeds produce but¬ 
ter the color of which is intermediate be¬ 
tween those named. 2. Feed. The color 
of butter is to a considerable extent modi¬ 
fied by the ration. Green forage, such 
as is obtained in pasture, gives the highest 
color. This is the case with all breeds. 
Succulent foods as roots or silage also 
improve the color in Winter. Cornmeal 
gives a better color than wheat bran, etc. 
T Period of lactation. With all breeds, 
other conditions being the same, the 
color of butter becomes lighter as the 
period of lactation advances. These fac¬ 
tors are so variable and so difficult to con¬ 
trol that it has been found impractical to 
make butter of a uniform color, at all sea¬ 
sons, without the use of artificial color. It 
is the demand for a uniform color, by the 
consumer, which has made the use of 
color by creameries so universal. It is 
also the same demand which makes the 
manufacturers of oleomargarine so anx¬ 
ious either to make colored oleo or to 
make the color of butter so variable that 
the natural oleo will approximate that of 
some grades of butter. It seems to me 
that the interest of the consumer is best 
protected by the present system, as it en¬ 
ables him at once to discriminate between 
the two products. s. M. babcock. 
Wisconsin Exp. Station. 
SHEEP IN AN APPLE ORCHARD. 
As to sheep eating limbs on trees head¬ 
ed low, would say sheep will browse off 
all the limbs they can reach. I have some 
large trees headed low, and the outer 
limbs touch the ground, but I do not head 
any more down; they are a nuisance. 
You can neither get under the tree to 
clean up, nor pick up the fruit on the 
ground. They are the cause of much 
profanity on my farm, and I don't like 
it. I would not think it would pay me 
to set an apple orchard unless I got an 
annual return from the land. As to dogs, 
everyone told me I could not keep sheep 
here on that account. I have fenced 
largely with woven wire fence, and with 
this fence properly built the dogs go 
around. Then again, I have a good shot¬ 
gun, and every dog coming on the farm 
must give an account of himself. If he 
cannot I start him off, and then send a 
charge of No. 8 shot after him. This, 
as a rule, increases his traveling qualities, 
and the next time he is sure to go away 
around. It is surprising the effect it has 
on dogs, to pepper them well with No. 
8 (not kill them) they will go clear of you 
all right. a. herrick. 
Ohio. 
STRINGY MILK; BOIL THE VESSELS 
I supply milk for city consumption, and the 
man who delivers it says that the patrons 
Complain of the cream being stringy after the 
milk is set a few hours. The milkman says 
the separated cream is all right. What seems 
queer to me is that all of them do not com¬ 
plain of stringy cream, only a few do. The 
pasture is good, and I feed a mixture of 
ground grains that I get from the mill, with 
a little oil meal added. The cows drink from 
a tile drain, but can drink from a slough after 
a rain. Where I think the trouble lies is that 
there is a city dumping ground a short dis¬ 
tance away, and usually the decayed animal 
and vegetable matter is allowed to lie on top 
of the ground instead of being taken care of. 
The cows are in good condition, are holding 
to their milk well, and seem to be healthy: 
however, I shall have a veterinary come and 
examine them. The sweet cream that is 
stringy, when put in coffee, runs round in 
threads as sour cream would do. 
Grinnell, Iowa. J. a. h. 
The niat'er is a simple one, evidently. 
The germ that causes stringy or ropy milk 
has gained access to the dishes into which 
the milk is placed. Every tool or can, 
strainers, pails, should be boiled, not only 
at your producing plant, but also at the 
home of the customers. Also boil your 
milking stools, and Ire sure that the clothes 
worn by the milkers are thoroughly 
steamed. Just get the correct point of 
view and you are all right. The trou¬ 
ble does not come from the feed, nor 
from the cows. If cows were sick enough 
to give such stuff they would dry up or 
have inflamed udders, or show it some 
way. I would also add that a coat of 
whitewash for the stable would help to 
clean things If the city has a filthy 
dumping ground, of course, have it clean¬ 
ed up. But I should say that the chances 
were not one in a thousand that this had 
anything to do with your trouble. Go to 
the customers and get every dish that 
they use for milk, so as to be sure the job 
is properly done; don’t trust them; they 
may not feel the force of the necessity. 
Continue the boiling for periods of 20 
minutes, and repeat at intervals until the 
trouble ceases. I once had a similar case 
come to my notice. Everything seemed 
clean but the milking stools. I suggested 
boiling them, and the trouble ceased. 
These necessary tools are the source of 
unlimited trouble. The milker handles 
them and then the hands are brought 
directly over the milk with that peculiar 
motion that shakes off the germs. The 
general impression from your inquiry 
would lead me to think that the trouble 
was at the consumer's end. But don’t 
say so too vigorously; when these trou¬ 
blesome germs get into milk, and there 
are many of them, one may know they 
are there, but not so easily find the source. 
They cannot be seen as easily as flies and 
bugs. Follow these suggestions, be thor¬ 
ough and your trouble will cease. 
H. e. cook. 
Spavins, 
Ringbone, 
Splints, 
Curbs, 
Lameness, 
The great cure is 
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Henfryn, Ont., Feb. 26, 1904. 
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